following

fol·low·ing  (fl-ng)

adj.

1. Coming next in time or order: in the following chapter.

2. Now to be enumerated: The following people will report for duty.

3. Blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or an aircraft. Used of wind.

n.

A group or gathering of admirers, adherents, or disciples: a lecturer with a large following.

prep.

Subsequent to; after: Following dinner, brandy was served in the study.

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following [ˈfɒləʊɪŋ]

adj

1.

a.  (prenominal) about to be mentioned, specified, etc. the following items

b.  (as noun) will the following please raise their hands?

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) (of winds, currents, etc.) moving in the same direction as the course of a vessel

n

a group of supporters or enthusiasts he attracted a large following wherever he played

prep

as a result of he was arrested following a tip-off

Usage: The use of following to mean as a result of is very common in journalism, but should be avoided in other kinds of writing

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Following followers, 1450; adherents collectively.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	following - a group of followers or enthusiasts followers hoi polloi, masses, the great unwashed, multitude, people, mass - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" claque - a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance faithful - any loyal and steadfast following fandom - the fans of a sport or famous person buff, devotee, lover, fan - an ardent follower and admirer
	2.	following - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" chase, pursual, pursuit movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" tracking, trailing - the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind shadowing, tailing - the act of following someone secretly stalking, stalk - the act of following prey stealthily
Adj.	1.	following - about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items" undermentioned succeeding - coming after or following
	2.	following - immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" next succeeding - coming after or following
	3.	following - going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps" leading - going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"
	4.	following - in the desired direction; "a following wind" favorable, favourable - (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

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following

adjective

1. next, subsequent, successive, ensuing, coming, later, succeeding, specified, consequent, consequential We went to dinner the following evening.

2. coming, about to be mentioned Write down the following information.

noun

supporters, backing, public, support, train, fans, audience, circle, suite, patronage, clientele, entourage, coterie, retinue Rugby League enjoys a huge following.

Translations

following [ˈfɒləʊɪŋ]

A. ADJ

1. (= next) → siguiente
the following day → el día siguiente
the following day dawned bright and sunny → el día siguiente or al día siguiente amaneció con un sol radiante
we saw him again the following day → lo volvimos a ver al día siguiente

2. (= favourable) [wind] → en popa
with a following wind → con un poco de suerte
with a following wind you could win the competition → con un poco de suerte podrías ganar el torneo

B. N

1. (= supporters) [of party, movement, person] → seguidores mpl, partidarios mpl; [of product, company] → clientes mpl; [of TV programme] → audiencia f, seguidores mpl; [of sport] → afición f, aficionados mpl
he has a large following in the local community → cuenta con numerosos seguidores or partidarios entre la población local
the programme has a huge following in the US → el programa tiene una enorme audiencia or muchos seguidores en EE.UU.
football has no following here → aquí no hay afición por el fútbol

2. the following: he said the following → dijo lo siguiente
do you use any of the following? → ¿utiliza alguna de estas cosas?
as for hardier plants, the following are all well worth trying → por lo que respecta a plantas más resistentes, se puede probar con cualquiera de las siguientes

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following [ˈfɒləʊɪŋ]

adj → suivant(e)
the following day → le jour suivant
in the following way → de la manière suivante, de la façon suivante

n (= supporters) [team] → supporters mpl

(= fans) [group, band] → public m; [sport] → public m
to attract a following [band] → attirer du public

[movement, party] → partisans mpl; [person] → disciples mpl
follow-my-leader [ˌfɒləʊməˈliːdə^r] n (British) → pigeon vole m
follow-on [ˌfɒləʊˈɒn] n → suite f
a follow-on to sth → une suite à qch
follow-through [ˌfɒləʊˈθruː] n (= further development) → suite f
follow-through to sth → suite à qch

(= movement) → accompagnement d'un coup)m >
follow-up [ˌfɒləʊˈʌp]

n

(= second part) → suite f

(= next book, record, film) → successeur m
a follow-up to sth → un successeur de qch

modif

(= subsequent) [study] → de suivi; [meeting] → complémentaire

(= following) [book, record, film] → suivant(e)
follow-up interview n → entretien m complémentaire

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following

adj

→ folgend; the following day → der nächste or (darauf)folgende Tag; he made the following remarks → er bemerkte Folgendes

a following wind → Rückenwind m

n

(= followers) → Anhängerschaft f, → Gefolgschaft f

he said the following → er sagte Folgendes; see the following for an explanation (in documents etc) → Erläuterungen hierzu finden Sie im Folgenden, Erklärungen im Folgenden; the following is of note → Folgendes ist wichtig

prep → nach

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following [ˈfɒləʊɪŋ]

1. adj → seguente, successivo/a
following wind → vento in poppa
the following day → il giorno seguente, l'indomani

2. n

a. (Pol) → seguito, proseliti mpl (Sport) → tifosi mpl
they have a large following → hanno un grande seguito

b. he said the following → ha detto quanto segue
see the following (in document) → vedi quanto segue

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following → لاحِق následující følgende folgend ακόλουθος siguiente seuraava suivant sljedeći seguente 以下の 다음의 volgend følgende następujący seguinte следующий följande ถัดไป izleyen sau đây 下列的